Eastney and Craneswater ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Ray Winnington Elected | 1,900 | 40.6% | +9.5 |
| Reform UK | John Malcolm Hill | 1,117 | 23.9% | — |
| Reform UK | John Malcolm Hill | 1,117 | 23.9% | — |
| Green Party | Lizzie Rose | 619 | 13.2% | +7.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alison Jane Hoare | 551 | 11.8% | -4.5 |
| Labour Party | Patrick Charles Keefe | 472 | 10.1% | -17.3 |
| Heritage Party | Cliff Parsons | 23 | 0.5% | — |
| Majority | 783 | |||
| Turnout | 48.6% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,643 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,682 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Leigh Dorrington Elected | 1,156 | 31.1% | -5.3 |
| Labour Party | Edward Batterbury | 1,017 | 27.4% | -1.2 |
| Portsmouth Independent Party | Jack Smith | 725 | 19.5% | +17.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Terry Henderson | 604 | 16.3% | -6.9 |
| Green Party | Tamara Groen | 214 | 5.8% | +0.3 |
| Majority | 139 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,716 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Peter Candlish Elected | 1,385 | 36.4% | +2.4 |
| Labour Party | Jane Caroline Shepherd | 1,088 | 28.6% | +4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Alexander Gorys | 881 | 23.2% | -4.2 |
| Green Party | Tamara Groen | 209 | 5.5% | — |
| Reform UK | Mark Zimmer | 148 | 3.9% | — |
| Portsmouth Independent Party | Jenny Elizabeth Dobson | 93 | 2.4% | -11.7 |
| Majority | 297 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,804 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Ray Winnington Elected | 1,380 | 34.0% | +4.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Scott Philip Green | 1,112 | 27.4% | -10.4 |
| Labour Party | Craig Withey | 995 | 24.5% | -1.5 |
| Portsmouth Independent Party | Lee Matthew Tindal | 575 | 14.2% | — |
| Majority | 268 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,062 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Russell Smith Elected | 1,654 | 37.8% | +2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Ray Winnington | 1,292 | 29.5% | +4.6 |
| Labour Party | Craig Withey | 1,139 | 26.0% | +3.4 |
| Green Party | Menno Groen | 289 | 6.6% | -0.4 |
| Majority | 362 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,374 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Linda Rae Symes Elected | 1,406 | 35.0% | -8.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennie Brent | 1,003 | 25.0% | +1.0 |
| Labour Party | Luke Evans | 910 | 22.6% | -5.6 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Andrew Walters | 365 | 9.1% | — |
| Green Party | Menno Groen | 282 | 7.0% | +2.8 |
| The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party | Steve Oldfield | 53 | 1.3% | — |
| Majority | 403 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,019 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Luke Edmund Stubbs Elected | 1,763 | 43.6% | +8.4 |
| Labour Party | Luke Evans | 1,144 | 28.3% | +14.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tracy McClure | 969 | 23.9% | -20.0 |
| Green Party | Menno Groen | 172 | 4.2% | -4.4 |
| Majority | 619 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,048 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Ray Winnington Elected | 1,599 | 44.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Susan Jane Lloyd | 1,278 | 35.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Julian Paul Wright | 500 | 13.7% | — |
| Green Party | Menno Groen | 313 | 8.6% | — |
| Majority | 321 | |||
| Turnout | 39.3% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,397 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,638 | |||